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A better world is possible! Discover the latest from CAT on climate change, our Zero Carbon Britain research, what's happening on site, green building, renewable energy, along with posts on a broad range of topics relating to sustainability.

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Through CAT’s MArch Sustainable Architecture course, students take a genuinely collaborative approach to improving life in an urban environment. Gwyn Stacey, Senior Lecturer, and Dr Carl Meddings, Programme Leader, explain…

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Co-founded by CAT graduate Chris Woodfield, Aber Food Surplus is a social enterprise on a mission to help their local community to revalue and reconnect with food. Catriona Toms reports.

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A major project to create an innovative sustainable skills hub and inspiring new visitor experience at the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) is continuing to be developed.

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Locally owned energy can provide a wide range of benefits, from reducing emissions to helping fund local initiatives. Paul Allen introduces a scheme local to CAT, Bro Dyfi Community Renewables,…

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Next in our series looking at themes and topics explored by students on CAT Masters degrees, Alan Owen introduces community solar, which we teach to students on a number of…

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Dr Carl Meddings introduces the work of some of our recent graduates from the final year of their studies on CAT’s Masters in Sustainable Architecture (MArch).

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